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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.texas.net!news1.best.com!shellx.best.com!blob.best.net!not-for-mail From: dillon@best.com (Matt Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD router, as good as a harware router ? Date: 7 Jan 1996 11:53:02 -0800 Organization: Best Internet Communications, Inc. (info@best.com) Lines: 23 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4cp8au$aha@blob.best.net> References: <4cof7j$59@news.mistral.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: blob.best.net :In article <4cof7j$59@news.mistral.co.uk>, Pete <plaker@cybar.co.uk> wrote: :>I've been convinced that FreeBSD would be a good OS for my pentium :>mail/web/news/ftp LAN server, but can FreeBSD on a seperate :>386 really be as reliable and more monitorable and configurable than :>the 'black box' option ? If so, this is much much cheeper, why :>doesn't EVERYBODY do this instead of spending a fortune on a hardware :>router ? :> >Basically, if someone has really experienced both, what are the :>advantages/disadvantages of both methods of routing ? :> :>Pete. :>------------------------------------ I've found FreeBSD boxes to make excellent routers as long as you do not have to run gated on them (i.e. for BGP or OSPF). If you need to run a BGP or OSPF session, I'd spend the money and get a cisco. -Matt -- Matthew Dillon Engineering, BEST Internet Communications, Inc. <dillon@best.net> [always include a portion of the original email in any response!]